Lyon vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Lyon	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1693	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4047	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$831	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3043	$4437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	82
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	521K	468K

The cost of living in Lyon is 27% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3152nd and 1213th ($1693 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd and 1060th in France and the United States, respectively. Check France vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Lyon compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 177th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Raleigh

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	Lyon	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$3.98	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$865	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$610	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1080	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6698	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4048	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.46	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.5	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.2	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.25	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.22	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.79	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11987	$24117

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1638
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1239
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1383
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1556
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1406
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1300
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1525
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1727
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3358
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3316
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3317
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3382
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3577
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1365
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1253
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1536
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1148
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3694
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1472
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1968
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3040
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3069
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1483
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3399
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1569
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1257
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1427
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1662
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2998
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1498
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2397
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2755
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1340
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1438
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1582
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2956

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766